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McKeown, Rosalyn – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2015
The United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD) drew to a close at the end of 2014. People ask: What happened? In broad brushstrokes, the author describes activities of the DESD in the formal and nonformal education sector of the education community. The author also identifies some enablers and barriers to advancing…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Educational Practices, Environmental Education, Barriers
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Rowe, Debra; Gentile, Susan Jane; Clevey, Lilah – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2015
There has been substantial growth in Education for Sustainability (EfS) in the United States over the past 10 years. Efforts within higher education have created thousands of new programs, majors, minors, specializations, certificates, and across-the-curricula integrations of sustainability learning with an emphasis on real-world problem-solving…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Sustainable Development, Performance Factors, Barriers
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Andelman, Marta – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2005
In Argentina, few groups recognize the value of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). The Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD) carries no significant weight in governmental and nongovernmental circles. It does not appear in any agenda, or in any suggestion or recommendation for policy-making, not even in proposals for…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development, Background
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Dale, Ann; Newman, Lenore – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2006
Online dialogues can meaningfully engage a diverse audience and provide a method to both educate and interest the public in complex environmental and social issues. This article discusses a series of e-dialogues conducted for the Nuclear Waste Management Organization of Canada in which the public engaged in discussions concerning the risk and…
Descriptors: Wastes, Nuclear Energy, Foreign Countries, Synchronous Communication
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MacGregor, Jean – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2005
"Sustainable development" is one framework. "Bioregionalism" is another. Both phrases have evolved in an attempt to create a powerful, encompassing vision of planetary wellness and regeneration. Some American practitioner-philosophers of sustainable agriculture argued that people must become thoughtful, responsible dwellers of…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Environmental Education, Sustainable Development, Ecology
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Lang, Josephine R. – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2005
Amidst Australia's background of ecological devastation there is hope as people and their communities search for ways to re-think and revision their future, moving ever so slowly towards sustainability. For the author, sustainability is the intersection where humanity consciously engages with the ecological systems in ways to ensure all life is…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Ecology, Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development
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Hewitt, Nan A. – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2007
Learning for sustainability has the potential to play a significant role in enhancing social ecological resilience--as individuals and institutions develop the capacity to adaptively manage the environment. This article outlines an audience and learning needs analysis of irrigators in Western Australia's East Wanneroo area. Interviews were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Needs, Barriers, Adult Learning